This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1836
Page
2
The notice lists Van Buren for President and Richard M. Johnson for Vice President along with a slate of district electors from various North Carolina counties. It specifies election day as Thursday, November 10, with a dramatic old-time spelling style.
The Raleigh Star notes Gen. Dudley wins Governor by 5140 with Wilkes and Gates results misreported. Precise totals await assembly sealing and transmission to Senate Speaker for public opening with both Houses present. Governor elect assumes duties January 1. Names of elected members of both Houses will be published once full returns arrive.
Citizens of New Hanover honored Gen Dudley with a barbecue festival on the 26th ult in Wilmington to commemorate his election.
The Address of the Committee appointed last winter to announce Elector names when nominated and to address the people on the Presidential Election is in progress and will soon be issued in pamphlet form. Raleigh Standard.
The Raleigh Register editor favors Judge White but opposes Van Buren and questions how White could block a House decision. He argues White has only scattered electoral support in several states totaling seven votes and suggests Webster's backing is limited to Massachusetts and Delaware, casting doubt on Harrison’s statewide path.
The text attacks a plot to transfer electoral votes from Judge White to Gen. Harrison, urging Maryland voters to back Martin Van Buren, depicted as the only candidate with a reasonable chance to be elected by the people. It argues against misleading tactics and defends the people's right to elect the president.
In Alabama Republicans lead on joint ballot with a likely 10 seat majority in the Legislature. Arkansas Missouri Illinois and Indiana report clear Republican ascendancy by sizeable margins. Kentucky sees Whigs prevail but with a reduced majority.
Treasury Department public notice dated September 1, 1836, following a Senate resolution, reports the monthly running balance subject to draft at $57,817,996.39 and the amount standing to the credit of disbursing officers at $4,547,926.55, per the Treasurer’s latest returns. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury.
T Hartley Crawford Esq has been appointed by the President of the United States to a specified position. The action signals a new official role and duties for Crawford as part of the executive branch. Further details on the appointment and responsibilities were not provided in the fragment.
Two commissioners were appointed under a resolution of the last Congress to investigate the Creek hostilities causes and alleged frauds in transferring their land reservations. Alfred Balch of Tennessee is a Commissioner and John M. Wyse of Maryland is appointed Secretary.
Ten miles of this road are under contract and engineers locate and stake the balance. Work will start soon with on ground crews ready to go. The main challenge is securing enough labor to proceed promptly.
Delegates from Rowan and neighboring counties are urged to attend a October 10 Salisbury meeting on the Western Rail Road. The goal is to unify farmers and merchants in supporting a market link via Fayetteville Wilmington Petersburg and Norfolk, with river or rail options to ensure export access. Counties Wayne Lenoir Nash Sampson Duplin Johnston Edgecombe Halifax are urged to organize and appoint delegates promptly.
Health officials report hopeful signs with no new smallpox or varioloid cases expected. One patient previously moved to the hospital has recovered fully and been discharged. Only one case remains, now in a convalescent state. Public alarm has subsided and business has resumed normal activity.
Petersburg market summary notes limited cotton sales at 14 to 16 cents as of September 6, reflecting subdued activity in the trading day. Prices show slight variation, with dealers citing modest demand and steady fundamentals in the cotton futures landscape.
Washington Market notes a week long decline in turpentine fins with prices falling to 225 dollars for old stock and 250 dollars for new. Tar remains scarce at 160 dollars. Market observers cite unfavorable overseas reports and softer foreign demand.
From Augusta and Charleston reports the new cotton crop begins entering markets. The first bale of Uplands sold at 214 cents and the first Sea Island at 30 cents.
The first bale of new cotton was received at Columbus Georgia on the 23rd from the plantation of Mr. R Evans in Muscogee county. It was offered at auction on the 24th and purchased by J T Niles & Co for forty one and a half cents per pound. A second bale arrived on the 24th and sold for 27 cents per pound, as reported by the Charleston Courier.
New York papers report a notable rise in flour prices, about 75 cents per barrel since the 20th. Western market activity shows robust sales at $8.50 and fancy brands at $9. A house that contracted to deliver 2000 barrels around this time at $74 now purchases at $8.50 to $8.62 to fulfill the contract.
The notice reprints an appeal urging broad efforts in this and nearby counties to raise funds for a patriotic undertaking. It emphasizes community exertions and public support to back the noble cause.
A call pleads for a Washington national monument in the city named for the nation’s capital. Citizens urged to contribute modest sums to fund a memorial honoring Washington’s virtues and leadership, with the goal of demonstrating gratitude and preserving national character.
Citizens urged to donate toward a monumental Washington statue, promising a stupendous and elegant tribute reflecting gratitude, patriotism, munificence, and taste of the present era. The call appeals to all ages and means, authorizing agents to solicit contributions as a duty to country and future generations.
There have been several skirmishes with the Florida Indians recently, each ending in their discomfiture and with considerable losses to them and little to the regular force. The Indians show a resolve to prolong hostilities. Osceola resurfaces, and a chief both daring and cunning will be hard to subdue or ensnare, Petersburg Co.
A letter received in the city via a passenger from Nacogdoches claims Gen Urrea with 14,000 troops near the town and declares Santa Anna has escaped. The report is doubtful and considered highly unlikely by the New York Journal of Commerce.
About ten days ago frost below Quebec was severe enough to ruin the potato crop. In a separate item, a sailor on the U S sloop of war John Adams was hanged at sea near Naples on July 3 for murdering a shipmate during a drunken frolic at Mahon. He was tried by a Court Martial and the act caused melancholy on board.
The Richmond Whig notes Thursday was cloudy but not notable. Early Friday morning rain began and continued steadily nearly all day with no alarm. Saturday morning the text trails off as readable.
A Virginia description notes the James River swelling with freshes unseen in 30 years. Banks, bridges at Sciusford, Beaver Dam, and nearby farms suffer damage from heavy rains. A drowned Irishman was recovered near Mayo's Bridge after entering the river intoxicated, refusing help. Tobacco and grain losses are reported, with ongoing concern over river dynamics and flooding.
In Nash county the marriage between Benjamin Screws and Mourning Drake is announced. Drake is identified as the widow Reid related to late Capt. James Drake. The note records the union on the Ish ult date.
Wentworth in Rockingham county mourns the death of Fred E. Hanner Esquire Senior Editor of the Greensboro Patriot. He left his home on Monday in apparently sound health and spirits but was violently ill by Thursday morning and died that evening after a brief illness.
A garbled report from Yarborough references county commissioners under scrutiny after a disputed meeting on a Monday. It notes calls for questions to be raised by Superior Court officials and mentions a named commissioner amid ongoing county governance concerns.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.